01826nas a2200241 4500000000100000000000100001000000100002008004100003260000800044653001900052653001200071653000900083653002400092653002400116100001600140700001800156245009900174856014900273300001200422490000700434520112300441022002001564 2014 d cjun10aLandscape loss10aLesotho10adams10aheritage mitigation10aintangible heritage1 aRachel King1 aLuiseach Eoin00aBefore the flood: Loss of place, mnemonics, and resources ahead of the Metolong Dam, Lesotho uhttps://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84901423398&doi=10.1177%2f1469605314522897&partnerID=40&md5=47795da6db3d464cb2c932fd7e5fe25c a196-2230 v143 aNatural resource extraction projects such as dams and mines entail alteration to or destruction of natural and cultural landscapes. Heritage mitigation efforts often propose compensating for or salvaging material heritage, largely because this can be inventoried and evaluated alongside economic and environmental resources. Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) is often overlooked, despite the fact that tangibles, intangibles, and economic resources together constitute the impacted landscape. Writing from the perspective of western Lesotho s Metolong Dam, we view landscape as an embodiment of intangible heritage to explore what landscape loss consequent on dam-building entails. We contend that this process involves dissociating intangibles from their material correlates, and transforming landscape experiences by dissolving and re-constituting boundaries and resources in line with developer perspectives. We suggest that considering interdisciplinary approaches to landscape theorisation and ICH achieves a more nuanced view of how landscape loss and ICH interrelate, and thus improves mitigatory practice. a14696053 (ISSN)